Costaceae
Cana de India
Costus guanaiensis
- Family
- Costaceae
- Genus
- Costus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 圭亚那闭鞘姜
- English
- Cana de India
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native
Photos
Photo: Anthony Batista, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Aitor, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Círculo de Investigación en Taxonomía, Florística y Ecología Vegetal, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.